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    Help Retrieving deleted contacts

    I was running a rom called neat rom and decided to upgrade to CM 10.1 after I upgraded I noticed some of my contacts were gone because I did a wipe. I realised that the contacts that were gone were saved onto my phone and not my google account. I tried checking my gmail account and using the...
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    Google Maps running in background

    I updated to jelly bean and i've been clearing/uninstalling/freezing apps to increase my battery life. I noticed that in the application manager>running apps google maps is always running in the background I clicked stop but it starts back up immediately again. I don't want to freeze it cause I...
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    Question about JB rom instalation

    I'm looking to upgrade from ICS to JB. I was going to ask this on XDA but they are very uptight rude/elitists. I'm currently running stock 4.0.3 XWLPD with ICS domination theme. I have never installed a rom before. It says I need to do a factory reset when I do this does it just clear everything...
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    Should I go from XWLP3 to XWLP8?

    I'm currently using xwlp3 4.0.3 was wondering if there any improvements with xwlp8 or other new versions?
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    FPSE not loading saves after update

    Hello so I just updated to the new fpse 0.11.18. I am using a galaxy s2 on 4.0.3 stock. When I try load a save through save states the program just crashs. Also I tried using the memory card load feature but it doesnt show any saves. The ISO loads up fine and I can view and select my old save...
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    Root Unlocking/Rooting Bell I9000M 2.2

    Okay I think I rooted the phone I used superoneclick and it said it was rooted and it installed busybox. Superuser is on the phone now. I am trying to unlock the phone now what do I use? It tried the app galaxy s unlock when I click save actual efs folder it but then it says Error not saved.
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    Should I install cyanogenmod 9?

    Wondering if I should go with cyanogenmod 9 i'm currently using stock root xwlp3. Suggest reasons why I should use cyanogenmod 9? Also how is the battery life or do you guys just use siyah kernel?
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    Question about modems

    Hello so I am currently using this lp3 package from intratechs thread PDA: XWLP3| Modem/phone: XXLPR| CSC: OXALPQ My phone signal strength is around -75dBm through -85dBm when in my house but the bars are always at 4. Everytime I call someone in my house they say my voice is really low even...
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    How to install an Icon pack?

    Hello was wondering how do you install an icon pack for app icons. Do you need a custom launcher or can it be done with twlauncher?
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    Recommend me an ICS Calendar

    Hello I am currently using lp3 and ics domination theme but I need an app that has a blue/black calendar cause the current widget is just the default gb one.
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    Widget locker ram question

    Hello so I check my phones ram usage every so often and noticed that only 30mb of ram was free. So I check which apps are using how many mb of ram and I see that widget locker is using 333 mb of ram and no that is not a typo. So I closed it and reopened it and now it is idling around 14mb of...
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    Help App that tracks phone?

    What is a good app that I can download to track my phone in case I lose or someone steals my phone
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    Changing the notification bar icons?

    Hey alll so I was wondering is there a guide on how to change the icons that appear all the way at the top of the phone think it is called notification bar. Icons such as vibrate/data/battery/signal/time? example here
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    Updating to latest root firmware?

    Hey all so I rooted my phone quite some time ago and was wondering if there is a new root update available for download. Also if I choose to download and install it will all my apps/settings/contacts/etc be erased? Android Version 2.3.3 Baseband version I9100MUGKG2 Kernel version...
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    Help MakeAny

    Hello all so I noticed that there is a folder called MakeAny inside of my programs file. Inside of the makeany folder is another folder called content safer. I did some reading and found that this has something to do with the samsung music store? I do not remember installing this software does...
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    Help How to enable G-mail Notification bar?

    Alright so I want to enable where anytime you get an e-mail with g-mail that it shows an icon in the phones notification bar. It was enabled when I first got my phone but I disabled it and would like to enable it again thanks!
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    Which G-tunes app?

    I am trying to try this app out but when i search for it there are like 30 results thats have the exact same name who is the official author of this app and why are there so many different authors?
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    Issue when calling and notification bar

    Hey all so when I make a call and press the home key to do other tasks this weird problem happens. Where when I try to slide down the top bar the one which shows bluetooth/wifi/gps/etc the screen goes dark and i have to press the power button for it to come on. It doesn't turn off it just goes...
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    Looking for To do widget

    Hey all so i am looking for a widget where I can put a list of things to do and have it appear on my homescreen any ideas?
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    Screen brightness

    Hey all so recently my screen seems to be darker than before. I am noticing it with the whites which aren't as bright as they use to be. Things that I did when I started noticing this was clear ram and did a cwm backup and restarted. Any ideas? Hmm update when I have the internet browser open...
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    Linking facebook to contacts?

    Is it possible to link facebook friends to contacts on the galaxy s2 and if it how do i do it?
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    Other party experiences echo

    Hey all so sometimes when someone calls me they hear an echo of themself and ask if they are on speaker. i am using the otterbox commuter all ports are open. Is there a setting or something that can fix this?
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    How to set phone to vibrate on texts?

    I can't find an option to have it vibrate on text or an incoming call any idea where i can find this option?
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    How do I switch keyboard layouts?

    Hey so I wanted to try out the swpe keyboard I pressed the little config/settings button and changed it to the swype keyboard but personally I prefer the default samsung but now I have no idea how to switch back to the samsung keyboard...
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    Weather app similar to go weather simple?

    Hey all i am looking for a weather widget that is similar to go weathe simple theme but has accurate weather readings